Events from the year 1720 in Scotland.
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1720 in: Great Britain • Wales • Elsewhere |
Incumbents edit
Law officers edit
- Lord Advocate – Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, then Robert Dundas
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Robert Dundas, then Walter Stewart
Judiciary edit
Events edit
- A great storm cuts Rattray, Aberdeenshire, off from the open sea, creating the Loch of Strathbeg.
- The Caledonian Mercury newspaper begins publication in Edinburgh.
- Food riots in east coast towns from January to March.[1]
Births edit
- 31 December – Charles Edward Stuart, Jacobite claimant to the British throne (born, and died 1788, in Rome)
Deaths edit
- 20 April – George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1637)
- David Gregory, physician and inventor (born 1625)
The arts edit
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